CRACKER - said /cra-KUH/

first two syllable word. always heavily emphasizes second syllable.

THAT

first deictic term. said first and most often at the end of a song that goes, "and that's that."

i

first lower-case letter.

PASTA

first food word.

AGAIN - said /AAA-den/

first adverb. mainly with books. emphasis on first syllable.

ALL DONE - said /aadone/

first adjective

C

first letter.

6

first spoken number.

HELP - said /hepp/

most often in response to, "do you need help?" first verb: coded as a verb because he's requesting an action on our part.

HEJDÅ (BYE) - gestured

first interjection. first evidence that he understood a swedish word. he waved 'bye' when i said 'hejdå' leaving a store. he hadn't yet waved 'bye' when i'd said 'BYE' in english.

DADDY - said /daa daa/

first proper name. he starting saying 'dada' a month or two earlier, but it wasn't clear that he was referring to his daddy until now.

KITTY

first english word! first in reference to beach grandma's 'nick,' then in reference to 'monty.'

TA DEN (take it)

first spoken word, first swedish word, and first request. said to my swedish teacher when he handed her an object. at first, it was a lucky coincidence, but he quickly learned that the words was linked to the action and began using it at home regularly.

ONE - gestured

first gesture! predictably held up one finger whenever 'one' was said, even quickly and without focus, in conversation, lyrics, or the book-reading.